Cheddar and Jalapeño Scones

Name: Cheddar and Jalapeño Scones
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups self-raising flour; 1 tsp mustard powder; 80g cold butter, grated; 1 cup sharp cheddar, shredded; 2 jalapeños, diced; ½ cup buttermilk; 1 egg; extra cheddar for topping

Savoury cheddar and jalapeño scones — perfect with soup or as a snack. Mixing the dough only until it just comes together into a shaggy mass keeps these scones tender instead of dense and tough.

Total time

28 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

18 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfort

Ingredients

2 cupsself-raising flour

1 tspmustard powder

80gcold butter, grated

1 cupsharp cheddar, shredded

2jalapeños, diced

½ cupbuttermilk

1egg

extra cheddarfor topping

Instructions

Mix flour and mustard; rub in butter.

Stir in cheddar and jalapeños.

Add buttermilk and egg; mix to shaggy dough.

Cut into rounds; top with extra cheddar; bake at 200°C for 18 min.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

655

Protein

24.8g

Fat

38.7g

Carbs

53g

Fiber

2.2g

Sodium

826mg

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